Here's The Genius Strategy One Company Uses To Help Employees Have Stress-Free Vacations

A recent study found that about 40% of U.S. workers
don't take their vacation days, with many employees saying
they are afraid to fall behind on their work.

But while going away on vacation for most of us means coming back
to a huge pile of unread emails, the German car manufacturer
Daimler has come up with a pretty awesome way to help its
employees enjoy their time off without falling behind.

According to
the Financial Times, the company announced that its 100,000
German workers will now have the option to automatically delete
all of the emails they receive while they're away. The people who
try to reach them will be sent what the company calls a "Mail on
Holiday" response letting them know that their message will be
deleted and giving them the contact information of a supervisor
if it is urgent.

“Our employees should relax on holiday and not read work-related
emails,” board member Wilfried Porth
told the Financial Times. “With ‘Mail on Holiday’ they start
back after the holidays with a clean desk. There is no traffic
jam in their inbox. That is an emotional relief.”

The company ran a trial of the "Mail on Holiday" program last
year, and found that it helped employees feel happier and more
productive in the long run.

For instance, you might want to set your out-of-office message
for an additional day after you get back from your trip, that way
you have some time to play catchup without feeling like you need
to be responding to incoming messages right away.